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15 Arabic Words You Didn’t Realize You Knew

Below is a list of 15 English words borrowed / derived from Arabic. Given the original (romanized) word in Arabic, can you guess the common English word used today?
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Last updated: June 11, 2021
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Arabic (romanized)
Hint
English
al-kīmiyāʾ
field of study
alchemy / chemistry
al-kuḥl
beverage / chemical compound
alcohol
al-jabr
field of study
algebra
ʾasāsiyyīn
person
assassin
qandī
food
candy
quṭun
fiber
cotton
qīṯāra
musical instrument
guitar
jarra
thing
jar
laimūn
fruit
lemon
makhāzin
thing
magazine
maṭraḥ
thing
mattress
ṣudāʿ
beverage / chemical compound
soda
ṣuffa
thing
sofa
sukkar
food
sugar
tunn
food
tuna
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